destroying current western robotics industry in the same way that the West’s small kitchen appliance industry was utterly crushed. (70%)
I’ve heard that the US is already ahead on advanced — IE, fully automated — manufacturing. China’s manufacturing economy depends on cheap human labor, which is an advantage they seem to be losing for some reason. I don’t see much of a reason to think there’s going to be a continuity between Chinese dominance in the pre-robotics manufacturing era and the next manufacturing era.
I’ve heard that the US is already ahead on advanced — IE, fully automated — manufacturing. China’s manufacturing economy depends on cheap human labor, which is an advantage they seem to be losing for some reason. I don’t see much of a reason to think there’s going to be a continuity between Chinese dominance in the pre-robotics manufacturing era and the next manufacturing era.